2024-09-18T15:20:53-07:00 2024-05-31 330626812 DeSanti & Associates Inc 227 S Maple Street Escondido CA 92025 990 2023-06-01 956049910 SAN DIEGO MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY SAND 8585861637 1770 VILLAGE PLACE SAN DIEGO CA 92101 ANNE SCHAFER Treasurer 2024-09-17 true true Steven Van Voorhis P00529607 7607811700 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z 1770 VILLAGE PLACE SAN DIEGO CA 921011651 96894 false X WWW.SDMG.ORG X 1946 CA DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE AND ENCOURAGE STUDY OF MINEROLOGY, LAPIDARY AND EARTH SCIENCES. 17 0 0 74 0 14811 17964 51099 54375 2806 7946 12305 12880 81021 93165 2100 2100 0 0 0 0 53911 69590 56011 71690 25010 21475 549414 570889 0 549414 570889 DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE AND ENCOURAGE STUDY OF MINEROLOGY, LAPIDARY AND EARTH SCIENCES. false false 71690 2100 93165 LAPIDARY SCHOOL: During Summer 2023, a total of seventeen (17) volunteer instructors, and a like number of volunteer assistant instructors, held twenty (20) three-hour or longer classes per week, for approximately 115 students per week. During Fall 2023, Winter and Spring 2024, a total of twenty-two (22) volunteer instructors, and a like number of volunteer assistant instructors, held twenty-six (26) three-hour or longer classes per week, for approximately 175 student per week. Classes included: cabochon making; faceting of gemstones; beginning silver fabrication of jewelry; intermediate silver fabrication; advanced silver fabrication; chasing and repouss; enameling; metal casting; rock carving; sphere making; wire wrap and wire work jewelry; and a special class for Juniors ages 9-17. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS: Nine meetings were held during the year, on a variety of topics related to gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry and other interests. All meetings were open to the public, with and an attendance ranging from 25 to 50 people per meeting.VISITS, LECTURES, SAMPLES: (1) Approximately 1,100 children and teachers from public and private schools toured the Society museum and Lapidary School. Brief lectures and rocks were provided for free upon request.(2) Boxed mineral specimen sets and buckets of other samples of minerals, rocks and gems were provided to elementary school teachers for free, upon request.The SDMG Museum was open for its normal hours: 11am to 4pm daily.TOURS & SPECIMEN I.D.: Several Society volunteers gave 2-4 tours weekly to members of the general public interested in touring the Lapidary Classrooms and seeing students working on projects. Mineral, gem, lapidary and meteorite specimens were identified, for free. DECEMBER NIGHTS OPEN HOUSE: Held at the SDMG Building, 1770 Village Place, Balboa Park, San Diego CA, for two days, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and 2, 2023. The free SDMG museum was open for extended hours, from 9 am to 11 pm, with docents answering questions about museum exhibits and demonstrators in every classroom showing off lapidary, metalsmithing, sphere making, lost wax casting, and faceting techniques. Donated mineral, fossil and lapidary specimens, as well as books and magazines, were for sale to the public at low cost. ANNUAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR GEMS, MINERALS, FOSSILS & JEWELRY DEPT: The annual San Diego County fair was held from June 7 through July 4, 2023 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA. The Coordinator, Assistant Coordinator and one departmental staff were members of the San Diego Mineral and Gem Society. Five of the six Division judges were members of the SDMG. The Museum-quality exhibit featured over 335 competitive and special entries, as well as 7 mineral and gem dealers. Staff handled all aspects of setup, intake of exhibits, judging, ongoing maintenance, docent tours, scheduling of demonstrators and Dig for Treasure volunteers, exhibit giveback, and takedown. Volunteer demonstrators from San Diego Mineral and Gem, as well as other local rock clubs, answered fairgoers questions while showing off the skills necessary to polish rocks, make silver chains, facet gemstones, make polished rock spheres, carve rock into miniature sculptures, identify gemstones and minerals, and similar activities. Approximately 400,000 fairgoers toured the Gems & Minerals Dept. exhibit hall for an outstanding educational experience available nowhere else in San Diego County. 71690 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 0 false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false ANNE SCHAFER 8585861637 7566 TUPELO COVE SAN DIEGO CA 92126 X JIM PARRISH MUSEUM CURATOR 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE SMITH President 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN RICEMAN Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE SCHAFER Treasurer 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HERMAN Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LUANN BENTON Vice President 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BRISEBOIS Director 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YVONNE JUAREZ Director 8.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICH YARBROUGH Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KRUZEL Director 14.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NITA SANI Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ITZIAR PARRAMON Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG PEELER Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE ROSE Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIM SWANN Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WILLIAMS Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY SHUTE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 14945 3019 17964 CLASSES 28399 28399 GEM DIEGO SHOW 16835 16835 JUNIORS 1071 1071 SALES 8070 8070 54375 7946 7946 0 0 0 0 7718 639 7079 4230 4230 4230 4661 3090 1571 1571 0 93165 66551 1571 X 0 2100 2100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2802 2802 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2253 2253 6401 6401 SHOW FEE 15348 15348 UTILITIES 8802 8802 Printing and Publications 8674 8674 CLASS EXPENSES 8202 8202 17108 17108 71690 71690 0 0 228845 248299 217102 221048 0 0 0 0 0 3085 3082 0 62494 59637 4779 2857 0 0 0 0 95603 95603 549414 570889 0 0 X 511519 532158 37895 38731 549414 570889 549414 570889 21475 X false false false X 20785 8075 14086 14811 17964 75721 52373 14361 33809 51099 54375 206017 0 0 0 73158 22436 47895 65910 72339 281738 0 0 281738 3610 3662 3341 2806 7946 21365 0 3610 3662 3341 2806 7946 21365 0 13912 12305 12880 39097 76768 26098 65148 81021 93165 342200 0.82330 0.86480 0.06240 0.05170 X 62494 59637 2857 2857 MINERAL & FOSSIL COLLECTION 95603 95603 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e BLDG MAINT: Column (A) - Total = $4248; Column (B) - Program Services = $4248; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e CA AG FEE: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e DUES & MEMBERSHIPS: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ENEWSLETTER: Column (A) - Total = $1203; Column (B) - Program Services = $1203; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e JUNIOS EXP: Column (A) - Total = $2235; Column (B) - Program Services = $2235; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e MEALS: Column (A) - Total = $1087; Column (B) - Program Services = $1087; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e MISC: Column (A) - Total = $2712; Column (B) - Program Services = $2712; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e PURCHASES: Column (A) - Total = $1093; Column (B) - Program Services = $1093; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e SALES TAX: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e STORAGE: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e SUPPLIES: Column (A) - Total = $137; Column (B) - Program Services = $137; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e TELEPHONE EXPENSES: Column (A) - Total = $1579; Column (B) - Program Services = $1579; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e WEBSITE: Column (A) - Total = $2814; Column (B) - Program Services = $2814; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0